West of Scotland
The West coast of Scotland boasts spectacular coastal scenery
and some of the world's most famous golf courses.
The region of Ayrshire is home to two current British Open Championship
courses,
Royal Troon
and the Ailsa
course at Turnberry. The Ailsa course at Turnberry was the venue
for the 2009 Britsh Open, while
Prestwick Golf Club was home to the first ever Open
Championship, played in 1860. The county of Ayrshire is an ideal venue for
a golf holiday.
Golfing on the west coast of Scotland offers a selection of great
links golf and we've chosen some of the best.
Choose from the list to the right to find out more about the courses in this area.
For some ideas of golfing packages including courses in this area, visit our
golf tours section or take a look at the example tours suggested below.
Shorter golfing breaks we suggest, which are based just in Ayrshire, include :
Most of our tours are customised to a client's specific requirements,
so please use our
custom enquiry form to tell us what would be of
interest to you and we would be delighted to provide a personal quotation.
And while you are in the area why not visit
Glengoyne whisky distillery? A half day trip to this picturesque malt whisky
distillery can be easily accommodated after a morning of golf.
There is a wide choice of
accommodation options on the west coast to suit a variety of budgets.
Prestwick airport, home to a range of low price Ryanair flights, is within
half an hour's drive of all the recommended Ayrshire courses which makes
this a great venue for golfing breaks from Europe.
Glasgow International airport,
with flights world-wide, is no more than an hour from all the suggested courses
and hotels.